Sen. Rickey R. Hendon
Filed: 5/4/2010
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4623
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4623, AS AMENDED, by | ||||||
3 | replacing everything after the enacting clause with the | ||||||
4 | following:
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5 | "Section 5. The Downstate Public Transportation Act is | ||||||
6 | amended by changing Section 2-15.2 as follows: | ||||||
7 | (30 ILCS 740/2-15.2) | ||||||
8 | Sec. 2-15.2. Free services; eligibility. | ||||||
9 | (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later than | ||||||
10 | 60 days following the effective date of this amendatory Act of | ||||||
11 | the 95th General Assembly and until subsection (b) is | ||||||
12 | implemented and then beginning again when subsection (b) | ||||||
13 | becomes inoperative , any fixed route public transportation | ||||||
14 | services provided by, or under grant or purchase of service | ||||||
15 | contracts of, every participant, as defined in Section 2-2.02 | ||||||
16 | (1)(a), shall be provided without charge to all senior citizen |
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1 | residents of the participant aged 65 and older, under such | ||||||
2 | conditions as shall be prescribed by the participant. | ||||||
3 | (b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later than | ||||||
4 | 180 days following the effective date of this amendatory Act of | ||||||
5 | the 96th General Assembly, any fixed route public | ||||||
6 | transportation services provided by, or under grant or purchase | ||||||
7 | of service contracts of, every participant, as defined in | ||||||
8 | Section 2-2.02 (1)(a), shall be provided without charge to | ||||||
9 | senior citizens aged 65 and older who have an annual household | ||||||
10 | income that does not exceed for households of one person 150%, | ||||||
11 | for households of 2 persons 150%, or for households with 3 or | ||||||
12 | more persons 125% of the income eligibility limitation set | ||||||
13 | forth in subsection (a-5) of Section 4 of the Senior Citizens | ||||||
14 | and Disabled Persons Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical | ||||||
15 | Assistance Act, under such conditions as shall be prescribed by | ||||||
16 | the participant. The Department on Aging shall furnish all | ||||||
17 | information reasonably necessary to determine eligibility, | ||||||
18 | including updated lists of individuals who are eligible for | ||||||
19 | services without charge under this Section. Nothing in this | ||||||
20 | Section shall relieve the participant from providing reduced | ||||||
21 | fares as may be required by federal law. | ||||||
22 | This subsection (b) becomes inoperative 2 years after the | ||||||
23 | effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General | ||||||
24 | Assembly.
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25 | (Source: P.A. 95-708, eff. 1-18-08.) |
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1 | Section 10. The Metropolitan Transit Authority Act is | ||||||
2 | amended by changing Section 51 as follows: | ||||||
3 | (70 ILCS 3605/51) | ||||||
4 | Sec. 51. Free services; eligibility. | ||||||
5 | (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later than | ||||||
6 | 60 days following the effective date of this amendatory Act of | ||||||
7 | the 95th General Assembly and until subsection (b) is | ||||||
8 | implemented and then beginning again when subsection (b) | ||||||
9 | becomes inoperative , any fixed route public transportation | ||||||
10 | services provided by, or under grant or purchase of service | ||||||
11 | contracts of, the Board shall be provided without charge to all | ||||||
12 | senior citizens of the Metropolitan Region (as such term is | ||||||
13 | defined in 70 ILCS 3615/1.03) aged 65 and older, under such | ||||||
14 | conditions as shall be prescribed by the Board.
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15 | (b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later than | ||||||
16 | 180 days following the effective date of this amendatory Act of | ||||||
17 | the 96th General Assembly, any fixed route public | ||||||
18 | transportation services provided by, or under grant or purchase | ||||||
19 | of service contracts of, the Board shall be provided without | ||||||
20 | charge to senior citizens aged 65 and older who have an annual | ||||||
21 | household income that does not exceed for households of one | ||||||
22 | person 150%, for households of 2 persons 150%, or for | ||||||
23 | households with 3 or more persons 125% of the income | ||||||
24 | eligibility limitation set forth in subsection (a-5) of Section | ||||||
25 | 4 of the Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Property Tax |
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1 | Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act, under such | ||||||
2 | conditions as shall be prescribed by the Board. The Department | ||||||
3 | on Aging shall furnish all information reasonably necessary to | ||||||
4 | determine eligibility, including updated lists of individuals | ||||||
5 | who are eligible for services without charge under this | ||||||
6 | Section. Nothing in this Section shall relieve the Board from | ||||||
7 | providing reduced fares as may be required by federal law. | ||||||
8 | This subsection (b) becomes inoperative 2 years after the | ||||||
9 | effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General | ||||||
10 | Assembly. | ||||||
11 | (Source: P.A. 95-708, eff. 1-18-08.) | ||||||
12 | Section 15. The Local Mass Transit District Act is amended | ||||||
13 | by changing Section 8.6 as follows: | ||||||
14 | (70 ILCS 3610/8.6) | ||||||
15 | Sec. 8.6. Free services; eligibility. | ||||||
16 | (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later than | ||||||
17 | 60 days following the effective date of this amendatory Act of | ||||||
18 | the 95th General Assembly and until subsection (b) is | ||||||
19 | implemented and then beginning again when subsection (b) | ||||||
20 | becomes inoperative , any fixed route public transportation | ||||||
21 | services provided by, or under grant or purchase of service | ||||||
22 | contracts of, every District shall be provided without charge | ||||||
23 | to all senior citizens of the District aged 65 and older, under | ||||||
24 | such conditions as shall be prescribed by the District.
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1 | (b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later than | ||||||
2 | 180 days following the effective date of this amendatory Act of | ||||||
3 | the 96th General Assembly, any fixed route public | ||||||
4 | transportation services provided by, or under grant or purchase | ||||||
5 | of service contracts of, every District shall be provided | ||||||
6 | without charge to senior citizens aged 65 and older who have an | ||||||
7 | annual household income that does not exceed for households of | ||||||
8 | one person 150%, for households of 2 persons 150%, or for | ||||||
9 | households with 3 or more persons 125% of the income | ||||||
10 | eligibility limitation set forth in subsection (a-5) of Section | ||||||
11 | 4 of the Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Property Tax | ||||||
12 | Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act, under such | ||||||
13 | conditions as shall be prescribed by the District. The | ||||||
14 | Department on Aging shall furnish all information reasonably | ||||||
15 | necessary to determine eligibility, including updated lists of | ||||||
16 | individuals who are eligible for services without charge under | ||||||
17 | this Section. Nothing in this Section shall relieve the | ||||||
18 | District from providing reduced fares as may be required by | ||||||
19 | federal law. | ||||||
20 | This subsection (b) becomes inoperative 2 years after the | ||||||
21 | effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General | ||||||
22 | Assembly. | ||||||
23 | (Source: P.A. 95-708, eff. 1-18-08.) | ||||||
24 | Section 20. The Regional Transportation Authority Act is | ||||||
25 | amended by changing Sections 3A.15 and 3B.14 as follows: |
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1 | (70 ILCS 3615/3A.15) | ||||||
2 | Sec. 3A.15. Free services; eligibility. | ||||||
3 | (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later than | ||||||
4 | 60 days following the effective date of this amendatory Act of | ||||||
5 | the 95th General Assembly and until subsection (b) is | ||||||
6 | implemented and then beginning again when subsection (b) | ||||||
7 | becomes inoperative , any fixed route public transportation | ||||||
8 | services provided by, or under grant or purchase of service | ||||||
9 | contracts of, the Suburban Bus Board shall be provided without | ||||||
10 | charge to all senior citizens of the Metropolitan Region aged | ||||||
11 | 65 and older, under such conditions as shall be prescribed by | ||||||
12 | the Suburban Bus Board. | ||||||
13 | (b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later than | ||||||
14 | 180 days following the effective date of this amendatory Act of | ||||||
15 | the 96th General Assembly, any fixed route public | ||||||
16 | transportation services provided by, or under grant or purchase | ||||||
17 | of service contracts of, the Suburban Bus Board shall be | ||||||
18 | provided without charge to senior citizens aged 65 and older | ||||||
19 | who have an annual household income that does not exceed for | ||||||
20 | households of one person 150%, for households of 2 persons | ||||||
21 | 150%, or for households with 3 or more persons 125% of the | ||||||
22 | income eligibility limitation set forth in subsection (a-5) of | ||||||
23 | Section 4 of the Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Property | ||||||
24 | Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act, under such | ||||||
25 | conditions as shall be prescribed by the Suburban Bus Board. |
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1 | The Department on Aging shall furnish all information | ||||||
2 | reasonably necessary to determine eligibility, including | ||||||
3 | updated lists of individuals who are eligible for services | ||||||
4 | without charge under this Section. Nothing in this Section | ||||||
5 | shall relieve the Suburban Bus Board from providing reduced | ||||||
6 | fares as may be required by federal law.
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7 | This subsection (b) becomes inoperative 2 years after the | ||||||
8 | effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General | ||||||
9 | Assembly. | ||||||
10 | (Source: P.A. 95-708, eff. 1-18-08.) | ||||||
11 | (70 ILCS 3615/3B.14) | ||||||
12 | Sec. 3B.14. Free services; eligibility. | ||||||
13 | (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later than | ||||||
14 | 60 days following the effective date of this amendatory Act of | ||||||
15 | the 95th General Assembly and until subsection (b) is | ||||||
16 | implemented and then beginning again when subsection (b) | ||||||
17 | becomes inoperative , any fixed route public transportation | ||||||
18 | services provided by, or under grant or purchase of service | ||||||
19 | contracts of, the Commuter Rail Board shall be provided without | ||||||
20 | charge to all senior citizens of the Metropolitan Region aged | ||||||
21 | 65 and older, under such conditions as shall be prescribed by | ||||||
22 | the Commuter Rail Board. | ||||||
23 | (b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later than | ||||||
24 | 180 days following the effective date of this amendatory Act of | ||||||
25 | the 96th General Assembly, any fixed route public |
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1 | transportation services provided by, or under grant or purchase | ||||||
2 | of service contracts of, the Commuter Rail Board shall be | ||||||
3 | provided without charge to senior citizens aged 65 and older | ||||||
4 | who have an annual household income that does not exceed for | ||||||
5 | households of one person 150%, for households of 2 persons | ||||||
6 | 150%, or for households with 3 or more persons 125% of the | ||||||
7 | income eligibility limitation set forth in subsection (a-5) of | ||||||
8 | Section 4 of the Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Property | ||||||
9 | Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act, under such | ||||||
10 | conditions as shall be prescribed by the Commuter Rail Board. | ||||||
11 | The Department on Aging shall furnish all information | ||||||
12 | reasonably necessary to determine eligibility, including | ||||||
13 | updated lists of individuals who are eligible for services | ||||||
14 | without charge under this Section. Nothing in this Section | ||||||
15 | shall relieve the Commuter Rail Board from providing reduced | ||||||
16 | fares as may be required by federal law.
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17 | This subsection (b) becomes inoperative 2 years after the | ||||||
18 | effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General | ||||||
19 | Assembly. | ||||||
20 | (Source: P.A. 95-708, eff. 1-18-08.)
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21 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
22 | becoming law.".
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